Jan 04 2012
David Smith
Economics Editor of the Sunday Times
David Smith has been Economics Editor of The Sunday Times since 1989, where he writes a weekly column. He is also an assistant editor, policy adviser and chief leader-writer. He has won a number of awards, including the Harold Wincott award for Senior Financial Journalist of the Year (2004). David is a regular contributor to the CBI’s Business Voice and also writes a home economics column in the property section of The Sunday Times.
“Once again David Smith has demonstrated his talent for opening up the world of economics and finance to a general audience.” Gordon Brown
Prior to joining The Sunday Times, he worked for The Times, Financial Weekly, Now! Magazine, the Henley Centre for Forecasting and Lloyds Bank. He was born and brought up in the West Midlands and studied at the Universities of Wales, Oxford and London. He is a visiting professor at Cardiff University.[/expand]
David offers audiences the benefit of his expertise and insights into the UK and current global economic outlook and also the bigger issues which affect financial markets. He demystifies complex economic issues and offers advice in a clear and easily understood format.[/expand]
What our clients are saying
“He clearly stated the he knew the subject and demonstrated a good level of empathy with the audience and was credible as a moderator.”
Topics
Global Economic Outlook
The Dragon and the Elephant: China, India and the New World Order
Consumable Resources – Energy, Oil and Gas
Housing Markets
Publications
2010
The Age of Instability (about the banking crisis and the global recession)
2007
The Dragon and the Elephant: China, India and the New World Order
2003
Free Lunch
1999
Will Europe Work?
UK Current Economic Policy
1997
Eurofutures
1994
North and South
1993
From Boom to Bust
1991
The Rise and Fall of Monetarism
1988
Mrs Thatcher’s Economics
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